Investing in hepatitis C testing and treatment may actually lower healthcare costs over time, according to a new study from Washington state. By catching…
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NewsWorld Liver Day promotes small habits that can yield big health gains
April 19 marks World Liver Day, a global effort to raise awareness about liver health and the growing burden of liver disease. This year’s…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track designation to pevifoscorvir sodium, Aligos Therapeutics‘ oral therapy candidate for chronic hepatitis B, which…
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started its formal review of bepirovirsen, a move that could introduce a new class of therapy for adults with…
April is officially recognized in the U.S. as National Donate Life Month, an opportunity to highlight the extraordinary impact of organ donation, and the…
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NewsTreating hepatitis C in jails seen as key to stopping spread
Offering jail-based hepatitis C programs that include testing, treatment, and post-release support could cut new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in half among people…
Mirum Pharmaceuticals is making progress with a quartet of late-stage clinical trials designed to test brelovitug, the company’s experimental therapy for chronic hepatitis…
Backed by millions in U.S. funding, scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore will be leading a new international consortium working to find a cure…
A late-stage clinical trial assessing the safety and effectiveness of Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ brelovitug for adults with chronic hepatitis D has completed enrollment, and…
In preclinical studies, AT-587, Atea Pharmaceuticals’ lead oral candidate for treating hepatitis E, showed potent antiviral activity against multiple strains of the hepatitis…
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